Storm-hood.



PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908. J. AROHDEAGON.

$TORM HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7. 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

J. ARGHDEAOON.

STORM HOOD.

APPLIOA'IION FILED NOV. 7. 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

attoznm JOHN AROHDEACON, OF OARLISLE, KENTUCKY.

STORM-HOOD Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed November '7. 1906. Serial No. 34.21394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ARCHDEAOON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carlisle, in the county of Nicholas and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Storm-Hood, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel and simple storm hood or closure that can be readily applied or removed from the umbrella top of a vehicle with ease and expedition and without the necessity of alighting from said vehicle to attach or detach it, said hood or closure when in place effectively protecting the occupants of the vehicle from inclemencies of the weather at the back and both sides of the seat, and permitting the use of a storm apron in front.

The preferred form of construction is lilustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a vehicle showing the storm hood or closure in place. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of thesaid closure. Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale and-on the line 4.-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the seat-engaging hooks, and the associated strap sections. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 3.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The vehicle may be of any desired construction, and in the present invention, the body thereof is designated 7, said body having a seat 8 provided with side rods 9. An umbrella top 10, providedwith ribs 11, is supported on a suitable standard 12 that extends downwardly in rear of the seat, and is suitably secured thereto and to the body.

The storm hood or closure preferably consists of a single piece of waterroof material 13 that tapers towards its ower end, as shown, and is provided with spaced windows 14, which, when the hood is in place, are disposed on opposite sides of the umbrella supporting standard 12. The upper portion of the hood or closure is reinforced by a strip 15 sewed or otherwise suitably secured to the upper margin of said hood or closure. Secured thereto and projecting above the upper edges of the reinforcing strip and closure are a plurality of loose tabs 16 preferably of leather, said tabs having secured thereto snap books 17, the snap hooks being arranged to directly and detachably engage with the ribs 11 of the umbrella top, and in order that they will properly cooperate therewith, the tabs are preferably disposed at different distances apart, and are of different lengths.

The lower margin of the hood or closure is also reinforced preferably by doubling the material to form an additional strip 18 along said lower margin. Spaced button-receiving eyelets 19 are located in this reinforced margin, and are adapted to receive buttons 20 located at the front and rear corners of the seat 8 of the vehicle. The portion of the reinforced margin between the two intermediate eyelets 19 is in the form of a casing 21, and in said casing is located an extensible and contractible take-up strap 22, The side margins 23 of the hood or closure are also reinforced as shown, and secured to the lower portion are extensible straps comprising sections 24 connected by buckles 25, the lower sections having hooks 26 that are adapted to engage over the side rails or rods 9 of the seat.

It will be apparent from Fig. 3, that this structure is a very simple one, and can be cheaply. manufactured, moreover, that it can be compactly folded, so that it will occupy very little room, and can be placed under the seat. In using the device, the occupant of the vehicle has only to snap the hooks upon the ribs 11. of the umbrella top, and engage the buttons in the button-holes. This can be done in a very expeditious way without alighting from the vehicle. When in place, it will be evident that three sides are closed from the weather, and a storm apron 23 may be employed in front in the ordinary manner. In case of heavy wind,

the hooks 26 are connected to the side rails or rods- 9 of the seat, and the straps 24 are preferably made short enough to draw the front of the umbrella top downwardly so as to place tension upon the side walls of the hood, thereby securely maintain the umbrella against turning. The take-up 22 employed at the back of the vehicle is advantageous, inasmuch as it permits the employment of a single sized curtain upon vehicles having seats of difierent widths.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of theherein describedinvention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and .it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A storm closure of the character described, comprising a curtain, a plurality of flexible tabs of different lengths projecting from the upper edge of and secured to the curtain, and snap hooks secured to the tabs and arranged to hook over the ribs of an umbrella top at any point and slide along the same, said snap hooks thus constituting mleans for supporting the curtain from the ri s.

2. A storm .closure of the character described, comprising a curtain, a plurality of flexible tabs of different lengths projecting from the upper edge of and secured to the curtain, said tabs being located at different distances apart, and snap hooks secured to the free ends of the tabs and located at different distances from the curtain, said hooks snapping over the ribs of the umbrella top at any point and being freely slidable thereon, thus constituting means for supporting the curtain from the umbrella top.

3. In combination with an umbrella top and seat, said umbrella top having ribs, of a storm closure comprising a curtain passing around three sides of the seat,, means for detachably connecting the lower portion of the curtain to the seat, and spaced ribengaging hooks carried by the upper portion of the curtain and arranged to detachably hook over the ribs of the umbrella top at any point and slide freely thereon to support said curtain from the ribs.

4. As an article of manufacture, a storm closure for umbrella topped vehicles, comprising a curtain, rib-engaging means carried by the upper portion of the curtain for directly and detachably engaging the ribs of an umbrella top and supporting said curtain therefrom, spaced elements whereby the lower portion of the curtain can be de tachably secured to the front and rear corners of a seat, and a yielding take-up device interposed between certain of said elements.

5. As an article of manufacture, a storm closure for umbrella topped vehicles, comprising a curtain, spaced rib engaging hooks carried by the upper portion of the curtain and arranged to directly and detachably engage with the ribs of an umbrella top to support said curtain therefrom, button receiving eyelets in the lower portion of the curtain, said eyelets being arranged to receive buttonssecured to the front and rear corners of a seat, and a yiedling take up device secured to the lower portion of the curtain and interposed between the intermediate eyelets.

6. As an article of manufacture, a storm closure for umbrella topped vehicles, comprising a downwardly tapered curtain, a reinforcing strip secured to the upper margin of the curtain, a plurality of tabs projecting from the upper edges of the curtain and reinforcing strip, rib-engaging snap hooks secured to the tabs, button receiving eyelets formed in the lower portion of the curtain, a reinforcing strip secured to said lower portion, the side margins of the curtain being also reinforced, and seat engaging hooks adjustably connected to the reinforced side margins of the curtain.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own,-I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ARCHDEACON.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES MITCHELL, SoLoMoN ROBERTSON. 

